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History SLM

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Semester I	Course Title: History of India from the Earliest Times up to 300 CE
Unit I	Meaning of History, scope and sources.	Meaning of History, scope and sources
Unit II	A broad survey of Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic Cultures.	Paleolithic Age (पुरापाषाण काल), Mesolithic Age (मध्य पाषाण काल), Neolithic Age (नव पाषाण काल), An Introduction to Archaeology
Unit III	Harappan Civilization : Origin, Extent, Main features & Decline, Chalcolithic age.	Harappan Civilization
Unit IV	The Rig Vedic and Later Vedic Period: Polity, Society, Economy and Religion, Iron age with reference to PGW & Megaliths.
Unit V	Territorial States and the rise of Magadha, Conditions for the rise of Mahajanpadas and the Causes of Magadha’s success
Unit VI	Jainism and Buddhism: Causes, Doctrines, Spread, Decline and Contributions
Unit VII	Emergence and Growth of Mauryan Empire: State, Administration, Economy, Ashoka’s Dhamma.	Ashoka’s Dhamma.
Unit VIII	The Satvahana Phase: Aspects of Political History, Material Culture, and Administration.
Unit IX	The Sangam Age: Sangam Literature, The three Early Kingdoms, Society & the Tamil language
Unit X	The age of Shakas: Parthians & Kushanas, Aspects of Polity, Society, Religion, Arts & Crafts.

Semester II	Course Title: History of India from C.300AD to 1200AD
Unit I	The Rise & Growth of the Guptas: Administration, Society, Economy, Religion, Art, Literature, Science &Technology.
Unit II	The post Gupta Period: Administration, Agrarian and Revenue Systems , Pallavas Chalukyas and Vardhanas.
Unit III	South India: Polity, Society, Economy & Culture
Unit IV	Towards the Early Medieval: Changes in Society, Polity Economy and Culture with reference to the Pallavas, Chalukayas and Vardhanas.
Unit V	Evolution of Political structures of Rashtrakutas, Pala & Pratiharas.
Unit VI	Emergence of Rajput States in Northern India: Polity, Economy &Society.
Unit VII	Arabs in Sindh: Polity, Religion & Society.
Unit VIII	Struggle for power in Northern India & establishment of Sultanate.

Semester III	Course Title: History of India from C. 1200AD to 1526AD
Unit I	Survey of Sources of Medieval Indian history	A critical study of the written sources of medieval Indian history
Unit II	Foundation, Expansion & consolidation of the Delhi Sultanate. Causes of the success of the Turks: Foundation and consolidation of the Delhi Sultanate: Aibek, Iltutmish, Razia, Balban.	Sultanate period architecture, Condition of cities and irrigation system during the Sultanate period
Unit III	Allauddin Khalji-conquests, economic administrative and economic reforms
Unit IV	Tughlaq dynasty: Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq’s Experiments; Feroz Shah Tughlaqs reforms and administration, Timur’s invasion
Unit V	Saiyyads, Lodhis, Provincial kingdoms: Vijaynagara & Bahamanis.	Economy of the Vijayanagara Empire
Unit VI	Religious Momentes of Bhakti & Sufism and its impact on Indian society, Art & Architecture
Unit VII	Disintregation of Delhi Sultanate: Causes and its Effects on Indian Society & Polity

Semester IV	Course Title: History of India from C. 1526AD to 1756AD
Unit I	Survey of Sources of Mughal Indian history
Unit II	Emergence and consolidation of Mughal State, Babur’s conquest, Humayaun: difficulties and failure.
Unit III	Shershah Suri with special reference to Administration and Land revenue system.
Unit IV	Akbar to Shahjahan: administrative structure, Mansabdari, Relation with Rajpoot and Maharana Pratap, Religious Policy.	Agriculture and irrigation system during Mughal period
Unit V	Aurangzeb: administrative structure-Mansabs & Jagirs; Aurangzeb religious policy, Rajput, Religious and Deccan policy, Decline and disintegration of Mughals
Unit VI	Cultural in the Medieval Period, Art & Architecture	Cultural in the Medieval Period, Art & Architecture
Unit VII	Peninsular India – Marathas: Shivaji and his administration, Tamil Kingdoms- Polity and Administration
Unit VIII	Later Mughals: Disintegration of the empire; invasion of Nadir Shah; 3rd battle of Panipat.
Unit IX	Establishment, Expansion & consolidation of Colonial Power upto 1757.

Semester V	Course Title: History of India from 1757AD to 1857AD	Paper I
Unit I	Ascendancy of British East India Company: Plassey and Buxar and its Impact.
Unit II	Struggle for supremacy – War and diplomacy- East India Company and other Indian power- Marathas, Mysore, Rohillas, Gorkhas and Sikh, Subsidiary Alliance
Unit III	Economic Changes under colonial rule- Permanent settlement, Raytwari and Mahalwari, Commercialization of agriculture & indebtedness Forest policy	Administrative policy of the British
Unit IV	Decline of Handicrafts, Development of Irrigation, Introduction of Railways & Growth of Modern Industry, Economic Drain.
Unit V	Popular Resistance of company's rule- Peasant and tribal Movements,
Unit VI	Socio Religious Reform Movements : Raja Ram Mohan Rai, Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar, Abolition of Slavery, Young India Movement
Unit VII	Revolt of Indian Sepoys; Rise in Imperialistic designs- Doctrine of Lapse, Revolt of 1857: causes and consequences.	Revolt of 1857: causes and consequences.

Semester V	Course Title: History of Modern World 1453AD 1815AD	Paper II
Unit I	Feudalism- Different Aspects and causes of decline.	The rise and fall of feudalism
Unit II	Advent of Modern Age – Renaissance, Reformation & Counter Reformation.	Renaissance in the context of Europe
Unit III	Growth of the absolute States: France, Spain and Britain.
Unit IV	Mercantilism and commercialism.
Unit V	Age of Revolutions- Scientific, Agrarian and Industrial	industrial revolution, religious reformation movement in europe
Unit VI	Glorious Revolution (1688) Background, Events and Consequences.
Unit VII	American War of Independence Causes and Consequences Declaration of the Rights of Men Revolution (1776)
Unit VIII	French Revolution (1789) Causes: Political, Social, Economic, Role of philosophers, short and long term ramifications.	French Revolution of 1789, French Revolution in 1789 Causes & Effects

Semester VI	Course Title: History of India from 1857AD to 1950AD	Paper I
Unit I	The Acts of 1858 and 1861 , Change in the guard Queen Victoria’s proclamation and emergence of nationalistic fervor- initial stages; Birth of Indian National Congress Moderates versus Extremists- Surat Split,	The Acts of 1858, The Acts of 1861, Indian National Congress
Unit II	Reform And Revival: Brahmo samaj, Prarthna Samaj, Ramakrishna Mission, Vivekanand, Arya Samaj, Aligarh Movement.
Unit III	Advent of Gandhi his Perspective & method ; Act of 1919; Impact of World War- I on Independence Movement, Rowlatt Satyagrah & Jallianwala bagh Massacre Non Cooperation and Khilafat Movements, Swaraj Party.	Act of 1919, Gandhism and Gandhian movement
Unit IV	Simon Commission; Civil Disobedience Movement, Nehru Report, Gandhi Irwin Pact; Communal Award ; Round Table Conferences
Unit V	Rise of revolutionary extremism- Kakori Case, Lahore Conspiracy; Role of expatriates– Gadar Party, Silk letter Conspiracy; Komagatamaru episode;
Unit VI	Peasants, Tribal and Depressed Classes Movements
Unit VII	Act of 1935- responsible government in provinces Quit India Movement, Subhas Chandra Bose and INA
Unit VIII	Rise of communal strife- Muslim League; Cripps Mission Cabinet Mission, Wavell Plan; India’s independence and partition ; Birth of Constitution of India	India's Struggle for Independence

Semester VI	Course Title: History of Modern World 1815AD 1945AD	Paper II
Unit I	Age of Conservatism: Vienna Congress Metternich, Concert of Europe	Vienna Congress, European state system
Unit II	French Revolutions 1830 &1848, Liberalism in England- Reform Act of 1832 and the Chartist Movement	French Revolutions 1830, French Revolution 1848, Louis Nepoleon III
Unit III	Opium war I & II, American civil war.
Unit IV	Rise of Nationalism in Europe Unification of Itlay and Germany.
Unit V	Growth of Imperialism. Causes of First World War
Unit VI	World War One- Major events and Peace settlement, Bolshevik Revolution (1917)
Unit VII	Economic and Social crisis between the two World War, the Great Depression and the New Deal
Unit VIII	Awakening of China- Mao’s Long March and Rise of Communism, Emergence of USA and Japan as major powers.
Unit VIII	Emergence of New Ideologies – Fascism and Nazism, factors leading to World War II, the Holocaust, Victory of allied powers and shaping of new world order.